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What would you name a Norwegian small ship? Hurtigruten, which has been sailing along the coast of Norway for the last 120 years, wants to know. The company is asking folks to name its newest ship, which is to begin sailing in the autumn of 2016. There are two rules: It must begin with MS and must be a Norwegian word or derived from one. It also needs to work with the current naming structure of other ships, which include natural phenomena (MS Nordlys, for example, means Northern lights), places on the itineraries (such as the MS Trollfjord) or the names of famous people (such as Norway's King Harald). If you come up with a suitable name, you and a friend or relative will...

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What would you name a Norwegian small ship? Hurtigruten, which has been sailing along the coast of Norway for the last 120 years, wants to know.
The company is asking folks to name its newest ship, which is to begin sailing in the autumn of 2016....

Question: Several of us are taking a cruise that leaves from Tokyo. We have one stop in Shanghai for a day (less than 24 hours). We contacted the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles and were informed that we would not need a tourist visa as our stay would be...

Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise company, reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over complaints that many of its ships do not offer access to disabled passengers.
Under the agreement announced Thursday, Carnival must pay $55,000...

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If you've ever taken a cruise and said, "I think I could live on this ship," now you can -- if you have the cash, of course.
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Just what you didn't want to see happen in Cuba: the coming of cruises disgorging thousands onto the shores of the island nation. But hold the phone.
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The reader survey was conducted before a mass shooting June 17 that killed nine at a historic black church.
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